Poppy Red - Wool Batting

We love this carded wool batt for needle felting and wet felting, and it's produced right here in the U.S. at an historic fiber mill. We have carefully chosen this wool for it rich textural quality and gorgeous nuanced coloring.

Meet Poppy, a vibrant warm red that features red with hints of orange and yellow throughout. This is 100% virgin wool. It is very fluffy and soft to the touch, and we love this wool for needle felting. We find it felts very quickly and the subtle color variations add such a lovely richness and depth to finished pieces. This wool will also spin into a lovely textured yarn.


Individual colors of wool are sold by the ounce, the amount pictured.  
Larger quantities of this batting are available upon request, just message me for a custom listing!

*Batts are not guaranteed to be in one continuous piece unless requested upon ordering. To do so, just leave me a quick note in the "notes to seller" section at checkout.

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Wondering about the difference between batts and roving? Here is a brief breakdown of these two types of wool with emphasis on their uses for needle felting:

Batts (or batting, or fleece) and roving have both been pulled through carding machines which comb and align the fibers to some degree. But with batting, the wool comes off the machine in thin sheets which are layered to form thicker fluffy sheets. The layering results in a textured wool where the fibers are no longer aligned, making it perfect for needle felting as it felts up very quickly. Roving, on the other hand, is processed one step further and pulled off the machine in ropes where the fibers are mostly aligned. Though the fibers are more aligned, this form of wool still retains the wool's natural crimp, making it another excellent choice for needle felting.

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Materials: wool